Greg Beacham

Austin Reaves: "As a team, I feel like we can win a championship, to be honest with you. The reason for that is I know everybody in that locker room believes that."

FINAL Lakers 140, Rockets 109. The Lakers win the Pacific Division for the 25th time, just the 2nd time in 13 years. The Lakers win 50 games for only the 2nd time in 14 years. The Lakers clinch the No. 3 seed, which means Luka & LeBron should get the next week off.

Luka has 39 points, 8 boards & 7 assists after 3 quarters, and the Lakers are up 107-87 on the Rockets JV. One quarter left to clinch the Pacific Division title and the No. 3 seed in the West. LeBron didn't play in the last 7 1/2 minutes of Q3, but is still on the bench.

Luka Doncic has scored at least 30 points for the 15th time in his 28 games with the Lakers. He's also got 8 boards & 6 assists late in the 3rd quarter.

Lakers 78, Rockets JV 56 at halftime. LA is closing in on a Pacific Division title, but this is still very much a game. Luka has 24-6r-5a, LeBron and Reaves 14 apiece.

Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves have combined for 32 points, 10 boards & 7 assists midway through the 2nd quarter for the Lakers, who lead the Diet Rockets 65-44.

The Houston Rockets are resting 6 of their top 7 scorers tonight vs the Lakers, so of course they are on pace for a 52-point first quarter after the opening minutes.

FINAL Kings 6, Ducks 1. LA dominates the final Freeway Faceoff of the year. The Kings have won an NHL-best 30 games at home this season, with 2 more still to go. The Ducks struggled on the PK against the NHL's No. 28 PP.

Kevin Fiala scores his 32nd goal of the season and his 2nd tonight on the PP for the Kings, who are thrashing the Ducks 5-1 early in the 3rd. Fiala has 6 multi-goal games for LA this season.

Cutter Gauthier's 20 goals are 3rd among NHL rookies behind Celebrini and Michkov, who have 24 apiece. They've both got 7 PPG apiece, whereas Gauthier only has 2 because the Ducks have barely given him a chance to play on that unit. Makes you wonder what might've been.

Anze Kopitar just hit 20 goals for the 14th time in his 19-year career spent entirely in Los Angeles. He's 3rd in Kings history and 76th in NHL history with 438 career goals.

Cutter Gauthier gets the 20th goal of his rookie season with an absolute snipe off a pass by Leo Carlsson, of course. Gauthier has 5 goals in 3 games, 4 off assists from Carlsson. Gauthier is the Ducks’ first 20-goal rookie since Mason McTavish.

Freeway Faceoff CLXXVII is underway at TAFKAStaples, and the Kings are ahead of the Ducks on Quinton Byfield’s goal after just LXXXIV seconds. https://t.co/K4jM82zWKd

The Rams re-sign LB Troy Reeder for a 6th season. He turns 31 in September, making him the 2nd-oldest player on the Rams defense behind Darius Williams.

Cutter Gauthier with 4 goals in 2 games for the Ducks, 3 on assists from Leo Carlsson. The potential in that partnership is kinda limitless.

The Clippers are trying to finish their 5th straight win, which will put them in 4th in the Western Conference. LA, Denver, GSW and Memphis will all be 47-32, one game behind the 3rd-place Lakers. The Clips hold the tiebreaker over the other 3 (we think). What a playoff race. https://t.co/0taGdaO7Zb

What an escape by Kenley Jansen for his 450th career save. Had a 1-run lead, 2 Rays RISP, 0 outs, and he still survives. The Angels are 7-3, tied for the best start in franchise history.